EDC 102 F11 - District Data - Safe Schools Finances - Newport

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EDC 102 Context Statement Project
State and District Data Collection
Safe & Supportive Schools • Funding & Resources

Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.

Safe and Supportive Schools
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/safe-and-supportive/definitions-and-background
Attendance

 State
 State target
 Your district
Attendance Rate (Elementary Schools) 2009-10
 94%
 90%
 93%
Attendance Rate (Middle Schools) 2009-10
 94%
 90%
 92%
Attendance Rate (High Schools) 2009-10
 91%
 90%
 87%
Attendance Rate (All Schools) 2009-10
 93%
 90%
 91%
Chronic Absenteeism 2008-09
 16%
 ---
 26%
Four year graduation rate (2009-2010)


Percent graduated in 2010
 75.8%
 ---
 77.6%
Percent dropped out
 14.1%
 ---
 11.9%
Percent received GED
 3.4%
 ---
 4.2%
Percent still in school
 6.7%
 ---
 6.3%
Five year graduation rate (2009-2010)


Percent graduated in 2009
 75.8%
 ---
 74.1%
Percent graduated in 2010
 2.7%
 ---
 4.2%
Percent graduated in five years
 78.5%
 ---
 78.3%
Incidents of suspension (2009-2010)


Number of Incidents (Elementary Schools)
 2,914
 ---
 218
Number of Incidents (Middle Schools)
 14,730
 ---
 183
Number of Incidents (High Schools)
 24,491
 ---
 604
Student indicators (2009-2010)


Stability Index (Elementary Schools)
 87%
 ---
 83%
Mobility Index (Elementary Schools)
 13%
 ---
 18%
Stability Index (Middle Schools)
 90%
 ---
 84%
Mobility Index (Middle Schools)
 11%
 ---
 18%
Stability Index (High Schools)
 85%
 ---
 83%
Mobility Index (High Schools)
 16%
 ---
 19%

Funding and Resources
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/funding-and-resources/definitions-and-background

 Property value per student
 Per pupil expenditure
 Median family income
Newport
 $2,684,007
 $18,754.43
 $54,116
East Greenwich (for comparison)
 $1,108,250.74
 $13,365.41
 $90,221
Central Falls (for comparison)
 $194,215
 $14,563.99
 $26,844
State Average
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
To find the state average funding per student, go here:
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Finance/funding/Uniform%20Chart%20of%20Accounts/2010/state.htm
and look in the pdf entitled: "FY10 Equalized Per Pupil District - Each District and Statewide" Note: Before leaving this page, you should take note and reconcile this page with Kozol's argument in the first chapter of Shame of the Nation.


Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.